Isn't it kind of insulting to the NHL and the sport of hockey

That EA thinks in order to people to be entertained playing a hockey game it has to be a complete exaggeration of the sport?

The game is full of hip checks and Michigan goals, is all offense and no defense, and has almost no puck battles, dump ins/outs, or loose pucks.

If one of the "kids" that are apparently so enthralled with fancy dekes and crazy hip checks (that happen a couple times a year in real hockey)that are EA's target market for this game go to a real NHL game, they will be really disappointed to see a lot of physical puck battles, board play, loose pucks, chips out of/into the zone, etc.

With hockey back, just watch the games.  See how often players lose possession, how hard it is to break out of the zone and get through the neutral zone cleanly, how little each player possesses the puck before moving it, how many times two players race for a puck just to essentially get a "puck chop" at it to get it out of their zone or into the other team's zone.  Then play or watch NHL 24 and see how little of that there is in this game.

I understand no one wants to play a game that is a complete simulation of the sport, that would be boring. 

But my god, there should be way more dump ins than Michigan attempts in typical game of video game hockey, regardless of how "sim" you want it to be, and that is not the case with NHL 24.  Unbelievable.